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Lake Oswego, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Oswego, OR: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 42,817. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LAKE-OSWEGO-OR · Lake Oswego, OR 2 ZIPs · 42,817 pop · #1166/25278 · Clackamas County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $139,920
  • RANK-TOP #1166/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under West Linn
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 42,817
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 97035→97034
  • HOME-TOP $942,300

Nearest income peer: West Linn, OR (+ $11,809 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lake Oswego

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Oswego on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lake Oswego, OR sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
42,817
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$139,920
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $139,920 and home value $942,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 73.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lake Oswego as a pure owner town.

Within Oregon, North Plains is the closest lower-income city and Warren the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Oswego.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Lake Oswego differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Lake Oswego: $130,603 in ZIP 97035 to $149,236 in 97034. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

97035 to 97034

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

97035 to 97034

Poverty-rate spread
0.9 points

97034 to 97035

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 97035 skews compact Lake Oswego

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 97035 covers about 56% of Lake Oswego's 42,817 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Lake Oswego

Citywide ZBP: 2,270 establishments, 25,697 employees , annual payroll $2,337,465k (~53 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97035 (1,528 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (482) · also Finance and insurance · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Oswego, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Clackamas County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Lake Oswego. See the Clackamas County roll-up →

Lake Oswego sits in the upper half of Clackamas County on income: Portland, Oregon City and Happy Valley report less, while West Linn reports more. Estacada marks the far end of that range at $76,762, 45% below Lake Oswego.

Side-by-side: Compare 97035 vs 97034 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97035 23,912 $130,603 1,528 1,532
97034 18,905 $149,236 742 993
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Lake Oswego roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lake Oswego, .